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ELEVATOR.

APPLreATIoN FILED nu. ao, 1903.

No MODEL No. 739,245, u

UNITED 'l STATES y atented September 15, 1903.

PATENT OEEICE.

' JOHN F. WHITE, OF BIIOOMINGTON, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO U. 4S. PORTABLE ELEVATOR CO., OF BLOOMINGTON,

JERSEY.

ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OE NEW ELEVATOR;

SEECIFCATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 739,243, dated September V15, 1903.,

Appuctntn inea March so, 190s.

To all whom t may concern.-

' Be it known that I, JOHN F. WHITE, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Bloomington, inthe county of McLean 5 and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Elevators, of which the'following isa specification.

l Myinvention relates to certain new and useful improvements in elevators. Its object is lo to produce a device for unloading grains, both small and large, and also vegetables'and other like commodities from wagons and other re.- ceptacles and lifting or carrying them to suitable places of storage. v Y

To this end my invention consists in certain novel features of construction, which are fully described in the specification and illustrated'in the drawings furnished herewith.

In the aforesaid drawings,Figure l is a side elevation of my improved elevator. Fig. 2 is a plan thereof. Fig. 3 is a perspective View of the hopper. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the drag and hopper from the opposite direction to that shown in the previous figures. Fig. 5 is a perspective view ofone of the side boards of the drag. Fig. 6 is a horizontal section in the line 6 6 of Fig. 3 looking downward. Fig. 7 is a sectionin the line 7 7 of Fig. 1 looking in the direction of the arrow. Fig. 8 is -a similar section in the line 8 8 of Fig. l. Fig. 9 is a section in theV line 9 9 of-Fg. 2. Fig. 10 is a section in the line 10 l0 of Fig. 9. looking in the direction of the arrow; and Fig. 11 isa perspective-of a portion of'a side board of the elevator, showing the iap', which insures a tight joint between it and the drag.

Referringto the drawings, A represents the drag which receives the grain from the Wagon, and B indicates the elevator which conveys the grain from the drag upward to any desired place of storage. These two portions are hinged together upon the shaft A', over which runs the conveyerfchain A2 of the drag in such manner that the drag can be swung up to Atheposition shown in dotted lines in Fig. 9. Y

No detailed description of either the drag or the elevator is necessary, as these devices are fully described and illustrated in a patent issued to me on March 17, 1903, for a grain- Serial No. 150,104. (No model.)

,elevator, No. 722,788. Theonly` difference ferred to is in the means which is employed to secure a tight joint between the two parts when the drag is swung up, asheretofore pointed out. This connection will now be described, and for this purpose reference will be had to Figs. `9, 10, and 11, which best illustrate the construction. The rounded end (indicated in the drawings by b) ofthe elevator B is prolonged to form an offset straight portion b substantially at right angles to the length of the elevator B and tangent to the curved portion b. lo the bottom board of thor drag A is pivoted a curved iiap a, which forms when-the drag is down a continuation of the curved end h of the elevator. As seenl in Fig. 11, a slightspace is left between the side boards of the elevator and the offset por tion b', forming guideways in which ru'n pins d ct', secured upon the flap e. When the drag is swung up to the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 9, the dap a moves up to thesposition indicated for itin dotted lines, thereby keeping continuously a tight joint between the end of the drag andthe bottom of the elevator. I consider this method of Yconnection particularly desirable, because it prevents ears of corn from being caught between the conveyer of the elevatory and the bottom of the drag and, further, acts when the dragis upended to prevent any waste of small grains.

The other feature of novelty of this elevator lies in thepeculiar construction of the hopper by which grain canfbereceived from an ordinary farm-wagon Without the use of any spout connected thereto. Asin my prior tions C C', each of which in cross-section is three sides of a rectangle, are arranged to telescope together vertically. The three sides of this rectangular structure can conveniently be called the front and the two sides thereof. To the top ofthe front portion C and the bottom of the portion C are secured two boards C2 C3. To each of these boards are pivoted two links c, and said links are pivoted together in pairs at their center. The pivot between each of the pairs of links terminates in an eye c', and through the two eyes c extends a rod c2, upon which are springs c3, which hold the pivots between the pairs ot linkse normallyapart, so as to keep the two sections C C' of the hopper normally pushed apart. It is evident, however, that any great force tending to telescope these two portions will force the pivots ot' the pairs of links together, compressing the spring c3 and permitting the structure to contract vertically. To the upper board C2 is pivoted a trame D of substantially the same length as the width of a standard farm-wagon and of any desirable width. To this frame is pivotally connected a wire bail D', at the center ot' which is an outwardly-extending loop D2, composed of two parallel portions, upon which loop runs a hook d. To the sides of the frame D are two sheets of metal D3, the purpose of which is to form a grain-guide. At the ends of the boards C2 and on the ends of the rod c2 are provided eyelets c4. The mannerin which this hopper is secured to the drag and its operation will probably be most readily understood by reference to Fig. et.

Two rods E E are pivoted to the side board` in coincidence with the cut-away portion of this side board, Fig. I, and rests upon the connecting-bar a3, with the two rods E E passing through the eyelets c4 upon the hopper.

When it is desired to unload the wagon with my improved elevator, the drag is first raised to the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 9, and the wagon is driven past it, so as to bring its rear end just beyond the line of the drag. The drag is then swung down and the hopper adjusted in proper position to attach to the end of the wagon. The frame D on the upper end of the hopper is then swung up, so as to come against the rear board of the wagon, and hooked in place by engagement of the hook d with thel top half of the end-board of the wagon, as shownin Fig. 4. The bottom half of the end-board is then removed, permitting the grain to run out. The grain is guided into the drag by the two pieces D3 DS and the teleseoping portions C C of the hopper. The front Wheels of the wagon are then raised by means of a wagon-jack. This of course lowers the rear end of the wagon and moves it forward, in-

a greater lifting force is exerted.

asmuch as the center about which the wagon swings as its front wheels are raised is the axle of the rear wheels. As the rear end of the wagon moves in this direction-that is, downward and forward-the hopper is telescoped and swung out from the drag from the position shown in Fig. 7 to the position shown in Fig. 8. By the time this position is reached the bottom of the wagon has such an inclination that all its contents will be discharged into thedrag, following the chute made bythe hopper. By means of this improved hopper a device is provided which continuously affords a tight chute for grain and prevents any spilling thereof. A further advantage ot' this device consists in the fact that the `grain begins to flow from the wagon imme- `that when the drag is down the spring lies close to the line ofthe pivot between the drag and the elevator and so that a little force is exerted to raise the drag. As the drag is swung up, however, the line of the spring swings away from the line of the pivot and This arrangement is particularly advantageous, because when the drag is in position to receive grain it is practically immovable, its weight holding it down firmly in position, while if any other arrangement ot' the spring were used special mechanism would have to be adapted to lock the drag in position. After the raising of the drag has been started, however, the spring immediately comesinto play and greatly assists the operator.

I realize that considerable variations are possible in theldetails of this construction without departing from the spirit of the invention, and I therefore do not intend to limit myself to the specific form herein shown and described, except as pointed outin the claims.

I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patentl. In a device of the class described, the combination with an elevator and a drag pivotally secured thereto, of a curved end piece on the elevator-frame and a fiap pivotally secured to the'end of the drag adjacent to the elevator and adapted to keep a tight joint between said drag and said end piece as said drag is rotated upon its pivot.

2. In a device of the class described, the combination with a suitable drag and an elevater, of a yielding hopper secured to the drag and arranged to receive grain from a stand- IIO ard wagon without an intermediate chute, said hopper being constructed to yield as saidv rear end of the wagon descends upon it.

. 3. The combination with a drag and an elevator, of a telescoping hopper` connected to the drag and arranged to receive grain from a standard wagon withoutan intermediate chute and being constructed to telescope under the weight of the wagon when the latter is tilted.

4:. The combination with a drag and an elevator, of a hopper secured to the drag, consisting of two telescoping sections constructed and arranged to receive grain from a standard wagon without an intermediate chute, and means for exerting spring-pressure to keep the sections of the hopper distended, substantially as described.

`5. The combination with a drag and an elevator, of'a hopper pivotally secured to the drag and arranged to receive grain from a standard wagon without an intermediate chute.

6. The combination with a drag and an elevator, of a telescoping hopper pivoted to the drag and arranged to receive grain from a standard wagon without an intermediate chute. y

7. The combination with a drag and an elevator, of a hopper consisting of two telescoping sections spring-pressed apart, Apivotally secured to the drag, and means for securing the hopper to the rear of a standard wagon.

8. The combination with a drag and an elevator, of a telescoping hopper, and means for holding the same normally distended, a frame pivoted to the upper portion ot' the hopper, and means for securing said frame to the rear` board of a standard'wagon.

9. The combination with a drag and an elevator, of a telescoping hopper composed of two sections, two pairs of links connecting the sections and pivoted together in pairs, and

springs holding the pivots of said pairs of1 links normally apart to distend said hopper.

l0. The combination with a drag and an elevator, of a hopper consisting of two telescoping sections secured to the drag, two pairs of pivoted links-secured to the sections of the hopper, a r'od supported by said links at their pivots with one another and movable with respect thereto, and coiled springs surround-` drag, and a hopper provided with eyelets adapted to be slipped over said rod, whereby said hopper can be pivotally secured to said drag and readily removed therefrom.

13. The combination with an elevator and a drag pivotally secured thereto, of a spring connecting the drag and elevator and adapted to partially counteract the weight of the drag,

said springlying, when the drag'is down, adjacent to the pivot between said drag and elevator, whereby the lifting force of the spring tially raised.

In Witness whereof I have signed the above application for Letters Patent,atBlooming ton, in the county of McLean and State of Illinois, this 25th day of March, A. D. 1903.

JOHN F. WHITE.

Witnesses:

W. C. GILMORE, MABEL DAvIsoN.

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